Career Day - Saturday Night Live

Carpet salesman has a tough time competing with a fighter pilot. Aired 01/11/03

[shekhan]

I'm gonna be honest here: as a child I genuinely loved opening up those catalogues and just using my fingers to feel the different textures

[smaakjeks]

I wish they had done a reversal. Kids completely enthralled with carpet sales and samples, with the poor pilot bombing hard :b

[LasseHuhtala]

As a kid I would have been all over those carpet samples.

[MarissaRuss]

Those children might think carpet is boring now, but when they’re married and buying their first house- oh that carpet guy will be their best friend.

[jonasschwalb]

I would have liked it if the pilot turned out to be tormented by a constant craving for approval and the carpet guy turned out to be a well rounded person who enjoys his life as it is.

[alyssafaden]

I'VE HAD THIS!

I did a career day (as a project manager for a software company) ... and the guy before me was a cop dog handler ... who brought his dog. He was IMPOSSIBLE to follow for so many reasons.

[TheEpicImpaler]

I felt really bad for Seth, especially when his own son said he was bored lol

[stevie]

You versus the guy she told you not to worry about

[jeremywhistler]

"This is so boring"
"PJ, that is no way to talk to your father!"
😂

[millieme]

Indon't know how unique I am in this, but I was incredibly sensitive as a child. I probably would have gone up to see the book of carpet samples just coz i felt bad for the guy. Of course, i'd regret it as soon as everyone else went to see the plane, but i'd stick with the carpet guy nonetheless

[nailsnailsgoodinbed]

I love how bad I felt for the carpet guy. Too real.

[wpjg]

Anybody notice he's in the Air Force, but wears a Marine Corps patch?

[karenannefromusa]

I work at Home Depot, and even as a kid I had a thing for Home Improvement. I loved power tools and building things. I would have been very interested to talk to the carpet salesman and look at his carpet samples.

[raunakchatterjee]

Sad reality of life, beautifully portrayed.

[tomitstube]

amy and seth are always great together, there's always a tension between them that's hilarious.

[UnKnown-veqd]

It sucks that you're sometimes restricted to a few particular career choices and then when you realize you really want to do something else its a couple of years too late and your entire life you have to deal with consequences from a choice that you were brainwashed into making at 15

[moonlitegram]

Cant believe this was 17 years ago already. Crazy to think that the kids in this skit are now probably close to the age Amy and Seth are here.

[luckylord]

This happened before with one of my friend's dad, super sad when all the kids were more interested in the other person's job and I remember him sitting alone at his stall.

[psmwomj]

Air force traitor! He is wearing the Marines patch XD

[nathanielmatthews]

I am a Marine. Active from 2006-2011. Served in Afghanistan. Now I support my family as a production manager at a manufacturing facility. Both professions are needed. Both are honorable. Carpet man provides for his family, is there for them, shows up to his son's school. What a hero.